New Tool Measures Delirium Severity in ICU Patients [PsychCentral.com]
Many older patients in intensive care experience delirium, but until now it has been difficult for health care workers to gauge the severity of each patient’s condition. Now researchers from the Indiana University (IU) Center for Aging Research have developed a new easy-to-use tool designed to score and track delirium severity in the intensive care unit (ICU), helping health care workers make better decisions about the brain health of ICU patients. Delirium is a rapid change in brain...